Finding 38610 (2022-002)

Finding 2022-002: Airport Improvement Program, CFDA No. 20.106 U.S. Department of Transportation Compliance Requirement: Special Tests and Provisions Grant No.: Not applicable Type of finding: Internal Control (significant deficiency) and Compliance (noncompliance) Criteria: The contract provisions and related matters section of the Labor Standards Provisions (29 CFR Part 5) requires that contractors submit to the nonfederal entity weekly, for each week in which any contract work is performed, a copy of the payroll and a statement of compliance. Condition: The County did not obtain the required certified payroll reports from the contractor. Cause: The County does not have a complete system of internal controls to ensure that contractors subject to the wage rate requirements submitted the required weekly payrolls for each week that contract work was performed. Questioned Costs: None Effect: The County is not in compliance with the provisions of 29 CFR Part 5 wage rate requirements. Recommendation: The County should develop policies and procedures to implement monitoring controls over the federal program wage rate requirements. Grantee?s Response: See corrective action plan.